February Valentines 2012 - We have our first Valentines!

[Guppy051708]

The BNB is SOO different!!! BUt i think its a good one, now that its working better it was running SOOOOO slow at first, but now seems good.

MY BABY LEGS CAME IN TODAY!!!!!!! I was getting all in a tizzy because i never got an email saying they were packing them or even sending it out! But today i looked and i had a lovely little package in the mail! Everyone, share your baby legs! Here are the 11 pairs i got and i put DS in a pair, wicked cute and def. look boyish for anyone worried about that!!! Isaiah has gymnastics tomorrow and im so excited for him to wear the baby leg warmers and his onsie!

Sorry about the blurrs! Isaiah wanted to play lol
Im really excited about the animal prints! He has a few animal printy cloth diapers that will match perfectly..ekk! I can't wait to have two boys in these cute warmers!
Oh and isaiah is wearing the pair that is in the first row, very middle (3rd pic)

 

[tiger]

ok this is going to be a long one !
firstly thankyou to everyone who replied
secondly, i had my specialist appt today and it was horrible !
My due date by ALL the scans (ive had 3!) and my period was the 22nd february. well went to the appt today and got told we would be booking in my c-section today so off he walks and comes back and tells me my section is booked for the 23rd feb ? i said ill be 40+1 is that right? and he said and quote "oh yes we have changed your due date to the 28th feb?" im like "wtf why?" and he said "my boss (meaning the head OB who is going to cut me open" liked that date better" i got really really angry, i mean i was in tears asking why on earth they would change it and all he kept saying was "my boss is happy with that date" . well thats nice but im f*cking not !!?!?!?!?! i kept asking why change my due date when NOTHING has pointed towards it being later? and he just kept saying "oh its only a date" and apparently whether they recorded my due date as the 22nd or the 28th i would still have the c-section on the 23rd. but i dont believe that to be true at all !? they wouldnt let me go overdue surely !?!?!?!?!? and he kept saying, its only a number. so i said "if its only a f*cking number and my c-section date wont change regardless, why flipping change it in the first place?!" i got really angry, screaming and crying. im not impressed that this man just pulled a number out of his ass !!!! i live on an island and there is a high chance im going to go into labour before my c-section considering ill be going a day overdue ! after my last labour im really traumatised and i cant do that again ! also if i go in to labour in the middle of the night there is no way i can get to the hospital until morning when the ferries start running !
im so upset like u wouldnt believe! and he rang 'his boss' in front of me explaining how angry i was and his boss just told me 'too bad' ?
do i have a right to complain ?!!??!?! should i be getting the c-section earlier that 40+1 ?! im so angry.
anyway my section is scheduled 23rd february .
also my fundal heigh is measuring 25.5

 

[tiggertea]

I would certainly complain. At the very least this man should have a more concrete reason to change the due date that "he liked that date". Scheduled C-sections here are much earlier than 40 weeks. Generally around the 37-38 week mark at my hospital I think.

 

[tiger]

thats what i thought and i was so angry that he just pulled this date out of his ass! sorry to curse but i really am truely angry. i dont know who to complain to either but i know its not right and there was no medical (or any) flipping reason to change it later ! and to do it at 40+1?!?!?!?!

 

[tiggertea]

I have no idea who you should approach either. I'm sorry I can't be of more help!

 

[KellyC75]

lilrojo ~ I had milk over supply, so I wouldnt even risk taking my bra & pads off, we'd probably end up floating away in a sea of milk!

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Good luck for your scans today lilrojo & EngineerGirl

 

[KellyC75]

tiger ~ I would ring up & say you are VERY concerned about going into labour & ask them to move the date forward a little

I had my planned csection at 39 weeks & they dont like to leave it any later than that, because they dont want you to labour

Good luck & let us know

 

[KellyC75]

Its tommorow ~ Its tommorow!!

 

[dizzyangel]

Sorry to hear about that tiger - you defo need to complain about it, but like the others I have no idea who to.

Kelly good luck tomorrow - what time are you there??

 

[amandad192]

I'm just back from my midwife appointment with the worst news I could possibly have had.
My first blood results came back with a request for more blood because I have antibodies I shouldn't have. Means Im unlikely to get my homebirth and would have to be consultant led instead of midwife led. It means I will have to give birth in the same place I had Liam.
I'm now terrified. I just know I'm going to panic when I get to the hospital cause problems in my labour and end up having an emergency c-section.

I'm devestated!!

 

[lilrojo]

Thanks ladies.. Im super excited and nervous.. lol been forever.. my scan is at 3 so a few hrs yet... will need to shower and all that so time will pass quickly which is why im checking on here now..

Tiger-no dr does c sections after a due date... as kelly said they dont want you going into labor on your own.. be agressive and tell that asshole where to shove it.. Hope i made you smile hun..

Amandad-I am so sorry about your appt.. is there nothing they can do for you so you can still have your baby the way you want..

Yay Kelly... 1 more sleep for you now..

 

[AmaryllisRed]

tiger-- grrrrrr. Why on earth would they do that?? I'm hoping they have a better reason and they're just not telling you for some reason. It would be different if they thought you were actually DUE later...

amandad-- sorry about your appt. Maybe when they take your blood again, everything will be fine?

 

[Guppy051708]

tiger im so sorry I would def be calling and asking (or yelling ) at someone about that! Im not a rocket scientist but surly they could do a different day...you could always say you are unavailable that day and then reschedule

Amanda- i hope all goes well. what antibody are they talking about? Dont lose hope yet hun

 

[JohnsPrincess]

Hey ladies! I've been having Major computer issues so I haven't been on forever! I'm going to try to read back a bit. I think I need to buy a new Macbook (my hard drive is totally shot) and I want to buy a new DSLR camera!! Dh doesn't want me to buy either...but I have some savings from when I was working that was meant to be for me when I really wanted something...so I may use that!!!

 

[JohnsPrincess]

The BNB is SOO different!!! BUt i think its a good one, now that its working better it was running SOOOOO slow at first, but now seems good.

MY BABY LEGS CAME IN TODAY!!!!!!! I was getting all in a tizzy because i never got an email saying they were packing them or even sending it out! But today i looked and i had a lovely little package in the mail! Everyone, share your baby legs! Here are the 11 pairs i got and i put DS in a pair, wicked cute and def. look boyish for anyone worried about that!!! Isaiah has gymnastics tomorrow and im so excited for him to wear the baby leg warmers and his onsie!

Sorry about the blurrs! Isaiah wanted to play lol
Im really excited about the animal prints! He has a few animal printy cloth diapers that will match perfectly..ekk! I can't wait to have two boys in these cute warmers!
Oh and isaiah is wearing the pair that is in the first row, very middle (3rd pic)

Too cute!!! I don't have mine yet. I did get a notice today appologizing for the long wait, so hopefully they ship soon!

 

[tiggertea]

amanda. Consultants aren't all bad. My advice would be to make him/her take the time to sit down and discuss all your concerns, including the anxiety over your previous experience. You might find they are more willing to listen than you'd think, and can offer reassurances on topics you hadn't even thought of.

 

[EngineerGirl]

lilrojo, hope to get a full report on your scan soon!

Kelly, happy scan tomorrow!

My scan is in less than an hour. I'm combination super excited and super nervous. I woke up panicked this morning that I'd only felt flutters instead of kicks the past few days, but then of course Baby gave me some good strong taps at work this morning. I'm praying that all will be well!

So sorry Amanda. Hope you're able to find ways to still have some of the birth you wanted.

 

[geogem]

hey ladies, hope you are all well.

I have never heard of a scheduled c section being after edd either??.... very strange.

Only 2 more sleeps til my scan!! I am sooo excited it is ridiculous!! just cant wait to find out what gender my lo is and see them again, for the last time until he/she makes an appearance!!

my sister is getting on well and as she had ivf she will be getting her first scan next week! (7 weeks!) will be lovely for her, makes my heart melt to see how happy they both are!

anyway best get off to bed, struggling to stay awake at the min... so tired all of the time!. x

 

[amandad192]

Thanks ladies. atm it's just a waiting game to see how my results come back.
It could be that everything is fine, but I think it's more likely to go the other way.
GUPPY my midwife didn't tell me what antibody it was. I asked but it didn't say on the blood from so she didn't know to be able to tell me. All it said was "abnormal."
I'm really confused. I know it's nothing to do with rhesus because I'm +.
I've been doing aa bit of googling to see if I can find ANYTHING on what it could possibly be..but I'm not really having the greatest luck. Surely it must be something the tested for to discover it? All I can see that they test for are certain antibodies to diseases (like rubella) and antibodies to red blood cells. I saw something about antibodies to red blood cells being caused by mismatched blood transfusions. I was given 3 bags of blood after Liam was born so it could possibly be to do with that? I really don't know.
From what I've read though the main risk is of Amelia being jaudince(d?) or aniemic and her possibly needing either a blood transfusion whilst still in the womb (which sounds very scary) or shortly after birth.

I'm worried but there's nothing I can do at the minute..just survive what I expect to be the longest 4 weeks of this pregnancy.

TIGGERTEA I know consultants are bad..but it's just the thought of being in that part of the hospital again that scares me. Liams birth wasn't great and nearly ended in a c-sec, then I had a massive PPH. The main reasons for all the problems being me having low iron and Liam being back to back...and as lovely as it was for the pain..I think the epidural caused a few added issues too. Being at home or in the midwife unit would mean that I couldnt have an epidural..but if I'm in the consultant unit I'm more than welcome to one if I ask.

 

[Guppy051708]

Amanda- WOW! I would TOTALLY be calling!!! As a patient it is your right to know what is up, and not just some vague answer. You should be able to get copys of your lab work and reports directly from the hospital. At least here you are entitled to that, and i would assume something similar where you live. Just ask for records of everything you've had done, and that should def be in there! They can't hold information from you

JP- thanks!!! they are soo freaking cute! Today, I took isaiah to gymnastics. Put him in a long sleeve onsie that had a pumpkin on it, and so i thought the black and orange tiger strip would be fitting (with the colors and all). So stinkin adorable!

Here is a picture of Elliot's room! Excuse the bed, as i was washing the bedding up and didn't have it made
I need to move the rocking chair out of isaiahs room and put it in Elliots room. Plus a night stand.